Daeha — A Narrative Across Boundaries: Technology and Humanity
Daeha is an entrepreneur and author who began his career in Seoul's film and media industry, navigated the digital transformation, and went on to build software and data companies in New York, Milan, and Madrid.
He launched Korea's first weekly film tabloid, established the world's first online international film festival, and founded an e-commerce bookstore platform with the vision of becoming the 'Amazon of Korea.'
He studied digital business at MIT Sloan and Columbia Business School. Through his diverse writings—spanning memoirs, research, science fiction, and K-pop data analysis—he explores the intersections of technology and humanity, relationships, and learning.
Published Works
- Quantum Storm: The Participatory Collapse (Sci-Fi Novel) — A science fiction novel exploring the future of technology and humanity through the lens of Korean philosophy.
- We Were All Aching Youth (Essay) — A belated letter and confession to the twenty-year-old self who couldn't see a future.
- BLACKPINK's BORN PINK: The Prophecy and The Revolution (Laniakea Reviews) — A data-driven journey from prediction to 7.11 million — analyzing K-pop's global phenomenon.
- Between Two Worlds (Memoir) — A journey from film to technology, from Seoul to New York — navigating the spaces between worlds.
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